What Really Happened During the Salem Witch Trials?

Last updated over 2 years ago

5 questions

Instructions

Directions: put in your earbuds (if you have any) and view the video below. Then, answer the questions that follow by choosing the BEST answer. 

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What Really Happened During the Salem Witch Trials?

Last updated over 2 years ago

5 questions

Instructions

Directions: put in your earbuds (if you have any) and view the video below. Then, answer the questions that follow by choosing the BEST answer. 

Click on the link below to view the TEDEd video, "What Really Happened During the Salem Witch Trials." Then, answer the questions that follow.

https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-really-happened-during-the-salem-witch-trials-brian-a-pavlac

Question 1

Those who hunted witches in Salem believed in the form of Christianity called . . .

A. Roman Catholicism

B. Episcopalianism

C. Puritanism

D. Anabaptism

Question 2

The hunts in Salem began when . . .

A. astrologers predicted demonic assaults

B. women were caught digging up buried bodies

C. numerous farm animals began to die unexpectedly

D. two girls showed signs of being possessed

Question 3

Ironically, the surest way to escape being punished for witchcraft was to . . .

A. say the Lord's Prayer

B. make a false confession

C. provide an airtight alibi

D. have a reputation as a respectable member of the community

Question 4

Court officials allowed “spectral evidence,” which meant that . . .

A. “afflicted girls” blamed fits on the spirits of accused witches

B. dead souls communicated to the court through mediums

C. ghosts were questioned directly by prosecutors

D. paranormal investigators presented data from spectrometers

Question 5

By the time the Salem hunt had ended . . .

A. belief in the Devil had disappeared

B. many prisoners were released

C. many people had been executed

D. both B and C

Click on the link below to view the TEDEd video, "What Really Happened During the Salem Witch Trials." Then, answer the questions that follow.

https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-really-happened-during-the-salem-witch-trials-brian-a-pavlac

Question 1

Those who hunted witches in Salem believed in the form of Christianity called . . .

A. Roman Catholicism

B. Episcopalianism

C. Puritanism

D. Anabaptism

Question 2

The hunts in Salem began when . . .

A. astrologers predicted demonic assaults

B. women were caught digging up buried bodies

C. numerous farm animals began to die unexpectedly

D. two girls showed signs of being possessed

Question 3

Ironically, the surest way to escape being punished for witchcraft was to . . .

A. say the Lord's Prayer

B. make a false confession

C. provide an airtight alibi

D. have a reputation as a respectable member of the community

Question 4

Court officials allowed “spectral evidence,” which meant that . . .

A. “afflicted girls” blamed fits on the spirits of accused witches

B. dead souls communicated to the court through mediums

C. ghosts were questioned directly by prosecutors

D. paranormal investigators presented data from spectrometers

Question 5

By the time the Salem hunt had ended . . .

A. belief in the Devil had disappeared

B. many prisoners were released

C. many people had been executed

D. both B and C